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 [|Assorted Stuff Blog] ** Author: Tim Stahmer (A blog about technology for teaching, learning, and communicating) Purpose and Description of Blog : Tim's observations on the state of public education in the United States and the perpetual efforts to reform it. That, plus comments on instructional technology, blogging and the read-write web (aka Web 2.0), various forms of media, digital rights and fair use, a very small dab of politics, and the everyday oddities of life that pop up. Rating - I give this blog four stars. I like the way Tim writes and I found many articles about technology that I did not know a lot about. Julie Budd
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[|**Teaching with Technology**] Author: Steve Dickie- High School Science Teacher from Dearborn, Michigan Purpose of Blog: Steve discusses all types of technology that can be used in the classroom. He provides a great deal of humor in his posts. The motto at the top of the page really pulls readers in: "It's not about technology integration anymore. It's really about how to be a better teacher by using the best tools." Rating: This site receives 4 stars. I enjoyed the humor and ideas for technology but some are a little outrageous. Meghan Cole

[|**Learning and Technology**]  Author: Lee Kraus Purpose of Blog: This site is about taking technology and applying it in education with the ability to learn from others. Resources on the site range from a rticles, videos, podcast and wikis. This site is very advanced for the beginning technology “Wanna Be”. There is a lot of great information but you must have the knowledge base to be able to follow along.  Rating ** : ** I would give this site 4 stars. Great site for the technology enthusiast. Kim Balko

[|**Student Blogging Guidelines**] Author : Kim Cofino Purpose of Blog: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This site is about how a school district set up guidelines for blogging and how it was effective. The guidelines actually started off at the elementary level, then the middle schools and high schools took these guidelines and used them just making some minor re-phrasing. Instead of making a list of rules, they created prompts for the students to create deeper dialogue. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I would give this site 4 stars. I enjoyed the thought process of the whole guidelines for blogging instead of rules. Jeanne Clark-McKay

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> [|Teach42] <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Author: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Steve Dembo <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Purpose of Blog: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This site covers interesting views on technology such as using YouTube videos and cell phones in the classroom. Resources on the site range include <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">blogs, videos, and articles. This site has interesting views on the use of technology in the classroom in non-traditional ways. <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rating** : ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> I would give this site 4 stars. Great site for all levels of tech-pertise! Judy Behling <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [|**Weblogg-ed**] <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Author: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Will Richardson <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;">Purpose of Blog: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This site focuses on the use of blogs, wikis, RSS, and other read/write/web technologies in the k-12 classroom. Will’s main goal is to teach teachers how to effectively use these things in their classroom. If you are interested, you can sign up for Will to come to your school and deliver an inservice! There are comments from teachers on his blog about his inservice training. His blog is easy to navigate as it provides resources to guide you in your teaching. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I give this site 4 stars. Will provides a site that is useful to teachers and it is nice to see someone so passionate about their job. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jennifer Albrecht

[|**A Difference**] <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Author: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">Darren Kuropatwa <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Description: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Darren is a math teacher who uses blogs to record and reflect on his personal views of technology in the classroom because he truly believes that it changes the way that we teach. His blog is interesting as he is truly passionate about his job. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rating: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I give this site 4 stars. Darren focuses on problems in education and provides helpful strategies. This is a great resource for all teachers. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jennifer Albrecht

[|History is Elementary] Brief description: This is a blog authored by “Elementary History Teacher.” It is a discussion of topics related to history for elementary aged students. Resources: links articles, pictures and photos about history topics or history related events. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Rating: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> While it is geared mainly for history, it has a decent amount of posts about artwork by or about famous historical figures. Visually interesting. 4 stars. Tanya Coates

<span style="color: #0066cc; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">[|The Tech Savvy Educator] <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Author: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Ben Rimes <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Purpose of Blog: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This site is a practical guide for integrating technology into the classroom. Resources on the site range include <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">blogs, wikis, podcasts, and forums. This site has practical ideas for integrating technology into the classroom. The resources are broken down into categories for easy access. <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rating** : ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> I would give this site 4 stars. Great site for all levels of tech-pertise!. Judy Behling <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">